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Saturday, 12 January 2013

Singing the Blues

No, I'm not in a mood or anything like that, despite the title of this post. Singing the Blues is what I am considering naming my next quilt. Because it is mostly blues. Bit obvious that really.

I laid out the fabric I have cut so far and had a look. It isn't going to be a very big quilt, but I do plan on lots of white around it. I am not going to have my blues going right to the edge. This is what I have so far.

I am already mulling over hand quilting ideas for this one, so it not being a big quilt might be a good thing. The layout above is just a trial one. I need the floor space back so I can baste Salt Air. Standing and looking at the layout creates constant change. I've already moved things round about a dozen times just to come to this arrangement. And the more I look the more my brain changes them. This will be one of those quilts that has more pondering time than piecing time put into it.

Unfortunately the weatherman was completely wrong and we only got enough snowflakes today to get the girls' (and my) hopes up. Therefore I could not ignore all responsibility and routine. Shame. Dance classes and grocery shopping does tend to eat into sewing time.

I do have a lovely stack of fabric to show you though. I never told you that I won something in the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day. I thought I would wait until you could see what my prize was. It's a good one, and the label on the stack says it very well indeed.

This gorgeous win of Stof Pure fabrics came from Erin - Billy Button Design. If you haven't visited her blog you should do. Erin is lovely, been part of the wonderful group that makes Mouthy Stitches such a success and makes fab things. What's not to like?

great win lucky you .... lay out looks good too !!now we have moved dont expect as much snow as Scotland ,though where you live we used to get loads and remember just managing to get the last bus back from work before we were stuck in the village for a couple of days...........the boys loved the sledging over the old railway track :)))

Ooo, I've a got a truck load of that prize fabric. It's in kit form. I bought it at The Bramble Patch last Summer and it's going to be my next quilt - woohoo! Well it will be when I get started, which won't be until after I finish the masses of knitting I seem to have committed myself to in January!

Ooh, loving the splashes of other colours in the blues! Know what you mean about the laying things out though, I've laid out Hadder's block, but it's all over the cutting board and ironing board. Hmmmm

I love your crosses. It's a design that first sucked me in to this online quilting world, because they are just so beautiful. I love you mix of textures and solids and those little pops of colour. And I think it'll be great with white creeping in around the edges.E

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